| 23 February [Seminar] Prof Masuda, Keio University Law School : International Dispute Resolution in Japan click here |
| 24 February [Seminar] Judge Mizukura, Tokyo District Court : Labour Dispute Resolution Organisations of Japanclick here |
| 1 March [CILIS-MLS PhD Confirmation Seminars] Mr Matthew Busch/ Ms Josi Khatarina/ Mr Rifqi Sjarief - Room 920, Melbourne Law School, 11am-12.30pm |
| 1 March [Call for Papers] Asian Law and Society Association (ALSA) Singapore : Law and Society in Asia: Defining and Advancing the Field click here |
| 13 March [Scholarship] Victorian Government : 2016 Hamer Scholarships for in-country language study in China, Indonesia, Japan or Korea click here |
| 15 March [Seminar] Mr Manne/Prof Kneebone/Prof Foster/Dr Missbach : Asylum Seekers and the Australia-Indonesia Relationship click here |
| 22 March [Seminar] Dr. Anup Surendranath, National Law University, Delhi: A Cruel Game of Chance: Administration of the Death Penalty in India click here |
| 31 March [Call for Papers]: Asian Law Institute & Centre for Asian Legal Studies, Singapore : Young Scholars' Workshop 2016, click here |
| [Special Offer] Receive 20% discount on 'Central-Local Relations in Asian Constitutional Systems' Edited by: Andrew Harding, Mark Sidel, enter code: CV7 click here |
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[Asian Law Centre event]
On Tuesday 23 February from 5.30pm – 7.00pm, the Asian Law Centre and Herbert Smith Freehills will co-host the seminar “International Dispute Resolution in Japan: New Developments.”
In this seminar, Professor Susumu Masuda, Keio University Law School, Tokyo, will explain the basic principles of laws in relation to international dispute resolution passed in Japan over the last decade. He argues that legislation is changing practice by Japanese judges and lawyers working in this area, as well as the theoretical basis for that practice.
Light refreshments will be served from 5.30pm-6pm, so your RSVP is essential.
Time: 5.30pm for light refreshments, followed by presentation and discussion from 6.00pm-7.00pm
Location: Herbert Smith Freehills (Melbourne), 42/101 Collins Street, Melbourne
Event Info and Registration Link: click here
Enquiries: please email law-alc@unimelb.edu.au
[Please see flyer attached]
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[Asian Law Centre event]
On Wednesday 24 February from 12.00am – 1.30pm, Asian Law Centre will host an Asian Legal Dialogue seminar on “Labour Dispute Resolution Organisations of Japan.”
In this seminar, Judge Mizukura of the Tokyo District Court, will discuss the various organisations in Japan which handle labour disputes, focusing on court procedures and the role of judges. He will also highlight key trends and current issues surrounding termination disputes in Japan.
Please note: this presentation will be delivered in Japanese.
Time: 12.00pm – 1.30pm
Location: Room 920, Level 9, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton
Event Info and Registration Link: click here
Enquiries: please email law-alc@unimelb.edu.au
[Please see flyer attached]
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[Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam & Society & Melbourne Law School – Office for Research event]
The three PhD Confirmation seminars are scheduled for Monday 1st March, 11:00am – 12:30pm in Room 920, Level 9, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton, VIC
11:00am – 11:30am
Matthew Busch
‘State-Business Relations in Post-Suharto Indonesia; A Political Economy Study of Energy Market Regulation’
11:30am – 12:00pm
Josi Khatarina
‘In search of a governance institution model for land based licensing under Indonesia’s decentralization laws and regulations’
12:00pm – 12:30pm
Rifqi Sjarief
‘The Role of Previous Supreme Court Decisions ("Yurisprudensi") as a Source of Law and Tools to Create Legal Consistency: A Study on Indonesian Supreme Court Decisions in Corruption Cases’
For further information, please email: law-cilis@unimelb.edu.au
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[Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam & Society event]
On Tuesday 15 March from 5.30pm – 8.00pm, CILIS and Monash University will co-host an evening seminar on "Asylum Seekers and the Australia-Indonesia Relationship."
Indonesia is currently hosting more than 13,000 asylum seekers and refugees in its territory. Although irregular departures of asylum seeker boats from Indonesia to Australia have slowed down, numbers of new arrivals in Indonesia are steady. Indonesia’s capacities to host these people for the long term and provide proper protection are reaching their limits.
Join us, as prominent scholars of refugee law and asylum seeker issues discuss current developments, and consider implications for a range of issues, including foreign policy, regional politics and Indonesia’s relations with Australia.
At this seminar, Dr Antje Missbach’s book, 'Troubled Transit: Asylum Seekers Stuck in Indonesia' (Singapore, ISEAS, 2015) will be launched.
Speakers:
Mr David Manne, Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre
Professor Michelle Foster, Melbourne Law School
Professor Susan Kneebone, Melbourne Law School
Dr Antje Missbach, Monash University
Time: 5.30pm – 8.00pm
Location: Room 920, Level 9, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton
Event Info and Registration Link: click here
Enquiries: email law-cilis@unimelb.edu.au
[Please see flyer attached]
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[Asian Law Centre event]
On Tuesday 22 March from 5.30pm – 7.00pm, the Asian Law Centre and Reprieve Australia will co-host the evening seminar "A Cruel Game of Chance: Administration of the Death Penalty in India."
Based on interviews with all of India’s death row prisoners and their families between June 2013 and January 2015, the Centre on the Death Penalty at National Law University, Delhi has documented the socio-economic profile of prisoners under the sentence of death along with mapping their interaction with various aspects of the Indian criminal justice system. While discussing issues of discrimination, custodial torture, incompetent representation, prison conditions and alienation from the legal system in the context of his work with death row prisoners, Dr. Anup Surendranath will also reflect on the Centre’s experience in providing pro bono representation to over 40 death row prisoners in the last 18 months.
Dr. Anup Surendranath is the Director of the Centre on the Death Penalty at National Law University, Delhi. After obtaining his law degree from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (India), he was a Felix Scholar at the University of Oxford between 2007-12 where he was awarded the BCL (Distinction), M.Phil in Law (Distinction) and the D.Phil in Law. He had the rare honour of being invited by the Supreme Court of India to serve as a Deputy Registrar (Research) in May 2014, an academic appointment last made in the late 80s. Dr. Surendranath resigned from this post in light of the Supreme Court’s handling of Yakub Memon’s execution in July 2015.
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Location: Room 920, Level 9, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton
Registration Link: click here
Enquiries: email law-alc@unimelb.edu.au
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[External Conference]
Call for Papers: Law and Society in Asia: Defining and Advancing the Field
Hosted by the Centre for Asian Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and Asian Law and Society Association (ALSA) Singapore
Singapore, 22-23 September 2016
Asian law and society scholarship has just begun to emerge as a highly significant academic field, its development hindered by differences in scholarly traditions and practices across the region. In some countries, such as Japan, Korea, and India, law and society is a well-established field. In other parts of Asia, such as Southeast Asia, law and society has little recognition. The inaugural ALSA conference welcomes papers and panels that resonate with this theme. Other proposals based on any law and society topic concerned with Asia will also be welcome.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 1 March 2016.
For more information, please email cals@nus.edu.sg
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[Scholarship]
Hamer Scholarships 2016
Scholarships for in-country language study in China, Indonesia, Japan or Korea
The Hamer Scholarships offer Victorians the opportunity for language study and cultural engagement with the dynamic and exciting markets of China, Indonesia, Japan or Korea. The Victorian Government is pleased to announced the next round of Hamer Scholarships for 2016. The application opening dates are 15 February - 13 March 2016 for language study in China, Japan, Korea or Indonesia in the second half of 2016. The Hamer Scholarships program offers language study opportunities for Victorians aged 21 or above in either China, Japan, Korea or Indonesia. For further information please visit: www.business.vic.gov.au/hamerscholarships